Community Nurse Unit Manager

Employment Type -  Temporary Part Time

Hours per fortnight - 16 

Classification - Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028 : NM11 NUM Level 2

Job Category - Community Nurse Unit Manager

Req Id - 9172 

About Us

Situated just 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, at the foot of the stunning Otway Ranges, close to Lorne and the Surf Coast, Colac Area Health services 21,000 people who call the Shire home. Colac Area Health meets the needs of more than 30,000 people in the Corangamite, Colac Otway, and Surf Coast Shires. A unique integrated health service providing a wide range of clinical and non-clinical services to the Colac and district community. This includes the following:

• Nursing/Midwifery


• Aged Care


• Medical


• Community Services


• Corporate Services


• Support Services

About the role

Community Nurse Unit Manager
Temporary Part Time - 16 hours per fortnight until 24/12/2026

Colac Area Health is a values-based organisation providing a unique integrated health service comprising of over 500 employees, providing Acute Care, Aged Care, Community and Allied Health Services.

The Community Nurse Unit Manager is responsible for the delivery of home and community based services such as Home Nursing, Post Acute Care, Community Palliative Care, HARP, Continence, Diabetes Education and Sexual Reproductive Health, Hospital in the Home and sub-acute services. The Manager will lead and manage Community Nursing staff and program delivery within defined resources, according to funding guidelines, as well as professional practice standards. The Manager will identify opportunities for service delivery improvements, support implementation of identified changes, and support effective and efficient interfaces between all programs and across Colac Area Health.  

What’s required? 

• Current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse 


• Highly experienced nurse able to demonstrate clinical expertise and staff/project management


• Demonstrated ability to build positive culture, experience in managing staff, and project development and implementation experience


• Demonstrated ability to identify and build capacity necessary to achieve service and organisational goals 


• Proven ability to deploy financial, physical and human resources to meet targets


• A consultative leadership style that promotes participation and involvement, and effective and appropriate delegation in decision making


• Leading and promoting continuous service quality improvement activities and motivating staff to deliver contemporary and best practice services 


• Ability to manage continuous change in a challenging and complex environment 


• Ability to build rapport, negotiate and maintain effective relations with key stakeholders across CAH and external organisations and sectors 


• Sound computer literacy and highly developed written and verbal communication skills


• Experience managing complex funding and revenue streams and funded activity obligations


• Current Victorian Drivers Licence, Working with Children and Police Check Criteria from PD in dot point

Benefits working with us

Colac Area Health offers the following benefits;

• Extensive organisational orientation/department induction


• Salary Sacrificing/Packaging


• Active Social Club


• Extensive professional development and continuing education


• Employee Assistance Program


• Access to on-site research support from the CAH Research Unit and the Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre

To learn about our town and region please visit: Discovering natures wonders in Colac

Diversity and Inclusion

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of our team members, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

Our commitment to diversity strengthens our ability to provide compassionate and equitable care to all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, abilities and identities.

We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and a workplace that promotes wellbeing, and we welcome and encourage applications from those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

We actively encourage individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds and identities to apply for our positions. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, we are here to assist you every step of the way.

We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards.

To apply visit: https://peopleplus.swarh.vic.gov.au/CAH

This role requires you to provide evidence of the current influenza vaccination.

Contact person: Kay Widdicombe

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (03) 5232 5150

Application closing date: Sunday 23 August 2026

Position Description

Are you currently a Colac Area Health employee? If so, please log into the People Plus internal careers site here or via your applications using your network login. Here you will find the full list of jobs available to you. You can then apply though the internal portal.